I love it when this happens - I did not really get Deyna's voice very well until I started writing. Sometimes it's such a surprise! Accents can be very subtle. English is her first language, but she has a very colloquial way of speech.
I want to know who Deyna is now, especially since the poem is titled "Trapped Pictsy". Is she a literal pixie or just an angry girl? Either way, in three stanzas, you've hooked me.
Discovering a Character's Voice with Poems and Photography
Voices come to me when I see a snapshot. In my off-guard moment of grasping an image, any ol' character might push through to yak at me, jumping into the photo itself or pointing at the scenery from my train of thought.
"One at a time, one at a time!" I yell over the din. They can get unruly.
In this blog I am giving those voices a chance to be heard, whether it is a character I am working on, or anyone else needing to share their opinion. The photography is mine; the poetry is in a character's voice.
Please leave a comment if you have an epiphany (or hear voices) of your own!
I love it when this happens - I did not really get Deyna's voice very well until I started writing. Sometimes it's such a surprise! Accents can be very subtle. English is her first language, but she has a very colloquial way of speech.
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